Willy & The Poor Boys came out in 1969, when, as annotator Ed Ward
writes, “a period when
Creedence, surely the most anomalous band in the San Francisco explosion of the
late '60s, was
also proving its most commercial seller of them all.” The album contains the
anthemic “Fortunate
Son” along with “Down on the Corner” and a cover of the traditional folk
song “The Midnight
Special.” Bonus tracks include live versions of “Fortunate Son” and “It
Came Out of the Sky,” plus an
unreleased studio version of “Down on the Corner” recorded with Booker T
& the MGs for a TV
special at the band's Berkeley rehearsal hall. The song features John Fogerty
trading licks with guitar
hero Steve Cropper.
Tracklisting
- Down On The Corner
- It Came Out Of The Sky
- Cotton Fields
- Poorboy Shuffle
- Feelin' Blue
- Fortunate Son
- Don't Look Now
- The Midnight Special
- Side O' The Road
- Effigy
- Fortunate Son
- It Came Out Of The Sky
- Down On The Corner